Impact of Bronny James's $7.9 Million G League Contract

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00:00So, uh, Gabe, we were talking about, uh, Ronnie and how, uh, allegedly he's going to be playing

00:12a lot in the G league.

00:14And I wanted to get your thoughts on that, if that will help him.

00:18I think it will.

00:19I think it'll be like a second college run for him to be honest with you at a higher

00:23level than USC.

00:26Uh, I know a lot of guys that play in it and you know, a lot of guys in it as well

00:30that some got drafted in the first round.

00:33And then, uh, what did you think of his, uh, contract that he got?

00:37Well, that's my thing here, Scott, because I was always under the belief as well.

00:42Just straight point blank.

00:43When I heard people talking about him playing with his son and I'm seeing sports books at

00:47props and I kidded.

00:49I didn't know sports books were setting G league props now, right?

00:52First basket.

00:53Well, you got first basket G league props now.

00:56Yet they turn around, bro.

00:57And they paid him $8 million.

01:00He got, he got a $7.9 million guaranteed contract.

01:05Now to put in context, 2021, the 55th overall pick in the NBA draft got zero money in a

01:11two-way contract.

01:13Uh, Aaron Wiggins, 2022, um, somebody named, uh, Guy Santos, exactly.

01:21I got $75,000 Scott to be the 55th pick.

01:25Okay.

01:26Put in context 50, $75,000 and a listen.

01:30We'll invite you to camp here, 75 K and you know, we'll probably, you know, we'll send

01:34you the G league after maybe, and you'll get paid there last year.

01:39The 55th pick in the draft also didn't get paid.

01:41Now I'm not saying you don't get paid anything, but there was no contract.

01:46It was basically, we drafted you and you're invited to camp.

01:49That was Isaiah Wong.

01:51He got nothing.

01:522024 is 55th overall pick.

01:55That's $7.9 million Scott.

01:58So what the Lakers don't have.

02:01You just talked about it earlier.

02:02The Lakers have a hard time signing players.

02:04You guys couldn't have used next for eight mil on your cap here, as opposed to giving

02:09it to bronze kid.

02:11You talking about LeBron?

02:12Oh, you know, you want to take a pay cut to help out, which you actually see other players

02:17do all the time in the league saying, you know what, dude, defer it.

02:21I'll take 8 million less.

02:22I don't even care.

02:23Just get this guy.

02:24Scott LeBron.

02:25Right.

02:26Another 104 mil.

02:27Let's check in here.

02:29Let's just be real.

02:30I mean, this thing is just a clown show, Scott.

02:32It's an absolute joke.

02:34They've bent over for some sort of like deity kingdom here for mediocrity.

02:40Like I could understand it.

02:41I'd be like, I don't care if his son's amazing and JJ Raddick.

02:44And if everyone's amazing, you talked about her.

02:47They can't get anybody, Scott.

02:49Nobody wants to go play with them.

02:52Well, Clay Thompson's father was begging him, begging him.

02:58The Lakers were begging him.

02:59He's like, ah, I'm going to Dallas.

03:02Father played.

03:03He won't even, he won't even talk.

03:06Scott Clay goes to Dodger games and tears for the Dodgers play for the Lakers.

03:10He's like, he's like, he's been uninvited to the, to the July 4th barbecue at the family

03:16house.

03:17Not allowed to go.

03:19And people are like, oh, well, you know, tax free.

03:21We just talked about it the other day.

03:22He doesn't give a crap.

03:23Clay Thompson.

03:24No.

03:25And I saw wind horse talk about it.

03:26Wind Norris is a pretty smart guy.

03:28He said, Clay Thompson went to Dallas because he thinks Dallas are a better team than the

03:31Lakers are.

03:32And he really didn't want to play with broad.

03:35Here we are.

03:36Like, you know what I mean?

03:37He, he said he knows he didn't want to walk into that whole thing like that.

03:43And you know, here we are right now, planning it, Gabe.

03:45Like I think it's been a stewing with that organization.

03:50They've been planning this for a year or two that they were waiting for this day.

03:55This has been in the works for a long time.

03:56They plotted to bring this kid in no matter what, to please his dad, to keep his dad happy.

04:02And think about Scott threatened arrest at the NBA.

04:06You better not draft him.

04:07What are we doing?

04:08Do you imagine any other league?

04:10Like imagine if it came out, oh yeah, the bill with Buffalo bills, Brandon being general

04:14manager called and told other general managers, you better not take this guy.

04:20Yeah, whatever.

04:21Yeah.

04:22I don't think people were lining up to do it.

04:24I feel bad for Bronnie, even though I don't think you feel bad for, for you or me, Scott

04:28and any of our problems in life.

04:30But you know, why, as you stated, dude, this kid should have went back to USC.

04:35They're going into the big 10 this year, play some quality ball in the big 10.

04:38We're not saying he couldn't get drafted.

04:41He would have gotten drafted next year.

04:42He would have went 36 or something or 28 or whatever, and he would have earned it and

04:48not gone to the Lakers.

04:49Let whoever, Hey, the Cleveland Cavaliers took him 27th.

04:52Fine.

04:53No one would have said a damn word, Scott.

04:55You want to line this kid up like a nepto baby like this, then you don't want to feel

04:58bad for the kid.

04:59$8 million guys, you're $75,000 was the biggest contract ever for a 55th pick.

05:07He got $8 million.

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